Wichita, Kan., police say thieves have stripped $100,000 worth of copper wire and piping from a former grocery store. Police said the theft was discovered Aug. 5 at a now-closed Dillons store in the southern part of the city. Capt. …
Missouri transportation officials warned of a potential rise in traffic fatalities and bridge closures, after voters defeated a sales tax hike that would have funded hundreds of highway and transportation projects across the state. The three-quarters cent sales tax had …
Maryland’s state body that oversees utilities and transportation in the state ruled Wednesday that a popular Web-based ridesharing service is subject to state regulation. The Public Service Commission ruled that Uber Technologies Inc. is a common carrier — a company …
A federal judge says a Maryland businessman will remain in custody pending trial on charges of lying to Delaware insurance regulators. Jeffrey Cohen is the founder and former CEO of Indemnity Insurance Corp., which specializes in insuring nightclubs and bars. …
Florida Governor Rick Scott is calling on the top official of the state-backed property insurer to explain why the insurer has deviated from its limitations on overseas travel. Citizens Property Insurance Corp. officials traveled to London and Zurich as part …
In a postscript to ill-fated damage claims filed in Louisiana against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers after hurricanes Katrina and Rita, the Corps has sent out about 565,000 letters formally notifying victims of those storms that their claims have …
The Teton County, Wyoming, commissioners have accepted a $100,000 settlement from the designers of a solar array atop the Teton County-Jackson Recreation Center that collapsed in November. The Jackson Hole News & Guide reported county officials say insurance could cover …
A California-based insurance broker settled a lawsuit with a Los Angeles man by dropping off buckets full of thousands of quarters, nickels, dimes and pennies, his attorney said. Andres Carrasco, 76, filed a lawsuit in 2012 against Adriana’s Insurance Services, …
Security researchers revealed two separate threats last week they say could put up to 90 percent of the world’s 2 billion plus smartphones at risk of password theft, stolen data and, in some cases, let hackers take full control of …
The U.S. Forest Service will soon have to scale back some projects designed to help prevent wildfires so that it can meet the expenses of fighting this summer’s round of fires. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said this week that about …
